ยั่ว
yûuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] tease; provoke [sb]
to annoy, tempt, or provoke [someone] playfully or deliberately to get a reaction
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)โกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)เล่นๆlên lênเล่นๆlên lên1casually; just for fun; not seriously2[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play games
He likes to tease his friend to make him angry for fun while gaming.
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My younger brother kept teasing me repeatedly until I couldn't stand it.
นักเรียนnák-riianบางคนbaang-konยั่วyûuaครูkruuด้วยdûuaiการพูดแทรกgaan-pûut-sɛ̂ɛkตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa
Some students provoke the teacher by constantly interrupting to see the reaction.
เขาkăoตั้งใจdtâng jaiยั่วyûuaคู่สนทนาkôo sŏn-tá-naaด้วยdûuayคำถามkam tăamประชดbprà-chótๆ-เพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungอารมณ์aa-romออกมาòk maaและláeเปิดbpèrtประเด็นถกเถียงbprà-den tòk tĭiang
He deliberately provoked his counterpart with sarcastic questions to draw out emotions and spark debate.
2VerbB2
[to] entice; arouse [sb]
to excite or stimulate desire or interest in [someone], often with a sexual or tempting implication
Examples
โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaโฆษณาkoo-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnกระตุ้นgrà-dtûn1[to] stimulate; spur; motivate2[to] trigger; activate; induce3stimulatory; stimulating (attr.)ความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaan1want; need; desire2requirement3market demandในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สินค้าsǐn-káaสินค้าsǐn-káa1product; item2goods; merchandiseตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The advertisement uses images and words to arouse desire for the new product.
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เพลงpleengนี้níiมีmiiจังหวะjang-wàและlɛ́ท่าทางtâa-taangการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngที่tîiยั่วyûuaจนjonผู้ชมpûu-chomมองmɔɔngไม่mâiวางตาwaang-dtaa
This song features rhythms and performance moves that are suggestive, keeping the audience glued.
เขาkǎoแต่งdtɛ̀ngตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangยั่วyûuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดสายตาdʉng-dùut-sǎai-dtaaและlɛ́กระตุ้นgrà-dtûnความปรารถนาkwaam-bpràat-tà-nǎaของkɔ̌ɔngคนดูkon-duu
She dressed provocatively to attract attention and stimulate the viewers’ desire.
ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamในnaiแชทchɛ́tของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยั่วyûuaอย่างyàangเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiจนjonเธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหวั่นไหวwàn-wǎi
His chat messages are overtly seductive, making her feel stirred.
3AdjectiveB2
provocative; teasing
describing something that provokes, tempts, or arouses interest or desire
Examples
กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangbreadอบòpอบòp1[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)2[to] heat; dry with heat3baked; oven-cooked4[to] scent; fumigate; treat with steamใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2new; new ones; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forแวะwáeแวะwáe[to] stop by; drop inซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy off
The smell of freshly baked bread tempts me to stop and buy some.
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ภาพpâapโปสเตอร์bpóot-dtə̂əท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoยั่วyûuaความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiจนjonเราraoเริ่มrə̂əmวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnไปbpaiทะเลtá-lee
The travel poster stirred our interest to the point that we started planning a trip to the beach.
คอนเซ็ปต์kɔɔn-sépนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanนี้níiยั่วยุyûua-yúความอยากรู้อยากเห็นkwaam-yàak-rúu-yàak-hěnทำให้tam-hâiคนkonอยากyàakเข้าไปkâo-bpaiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiat
The concept of this exhibition provokes curiosity, making people want to explore the details.
พาดหัวข่าวpâat-hǔua-kàaoที่tîiเขียนkǐianอย่างมีชั้นเชิงyàang-mii-chán-chəəngยั่วyûuaให้hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanคลิกklíkเข้าไปkâo-bpaiอ่านàanต่อdtɔ̀ɔแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎa
A cleverly crafted headline entices readers to click through even when they're not sure about the content.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yûua
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |